Interstate 81 in Tennessee

This article is about the section of Interstate 81 in Tennessee. For the entire route, see Interstate 81.

Interstate 81
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Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length:	75.66 mi (121.76 km)
Major junctions
South end:	I-40 near Dandridge
	US 25E near Morristown I-26 / US 23 near Kingsport US 11W near Bristol
North end:	I‑81 at Bristol
Location
Counties:	Jefferson, Hamblen, Greene, Washington, Sullivan
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Tennessee State Routes Interstate US State ← x20px SR 80 SR 81 →

Interstate 81 is an 855-mile (1,376 km) long expressway stretching from Dandridge, Tennessee northward to the Thousand Islands Bridge at the United States-Canada border near Fishers Landing, New York. In Tennessee, Interstate 81 runs for 75 miles (121 km) from its southern terminus at Interstate 40 in Dandridge to the Virginia state line in Bristol.

Route description

Interstate 81 begins in Tennessee at Interstate 40 in Dandridge. I-81 parallels the Appalachian Mountains for most of Tennessee and Virginia. At mile marker 8, I-81 meets U.S. Route 25E south of Morristown. I-81 doesn't go through either Johnson City or Kingsport; but at mile marker 57, I-81 meets Interstate 26 and U.S. Route 23 which go to Kingsport and Johnson City. At mile marker 75, I-81 leaves Tennessee and enters Virginia.

Auxiliary routes in Tennessee

	Interstate	City	Type	Notes
	Interstate 181	Johnson City and Kingsport	Former spur	Was renumbered as Interstate 26 by March, 2007

Exit list

County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Jefferson	Dandridge	0.0	0.0	0	I-40 – Knoxville, Asheville, N.C.	I-40 exit 421; southern terminus / signed as Exits 0A (east) and 0B (west)
	White Pine	4.4	7.1	4	SR 341 (White Pine Road / Roy Messer Highway) – White Pine
Hamblen	Morristown	8.6	13.8	8	US 25E – White Pine, Morristown
		12.4	20.0	12	SR 160 – Lowland, Morristown
	​	15.3	24.6	15	SR 340 (Fish Hatchery Road)	Access to Cooper Airport
Greene	Mosheim	23.1	37.2	23	US 11E – Bulls Gap, Mosheim, Greeneville, Rogersville	Access to Tusculum College
		30.2	48.6	30	SR 70 to SR 66 – Rogersville, Greeneville
	Baileyton	36.2	58.3	36	SR 172 (Baileyton Road) – Baileyton, Greeneville
	Jearoldstown	43.9	70.7	44	Jearoldstown Road
Washington	Fall Branch	50.5	81.3	50	SR 93 to SR 81 – Fall Branch, Jonesborough
Sullivan	Kingsport	56.1	90.3	56	Fordtown Road / Tri-Cities Crossing
		57.7	92.9	57	I-26 / US 23 – Johnson City, Kingsport	I-26 exits 8A-B.
		59.4	95.6	59	SR 36 (Fort Henry Drive) – Johnson City, Kingsport, Colonial Heights
		63.5	102.2	63	SR 357 south (Airport Parkway) to SR 75 – Tri-Cities Regional Airport	Also access to Northeast State Community College
		66.1	106.4	66	SR 126 (Memorial Boulevard) – Blountville, Kingsport
	Blountville	69.6	112.0	69	SR 394 – Blountville	Access to Bristol Motor Speedway
	Bristol	74.8	120.4	74	US 11W (West State Street) – Kingsport, Bristol	Signed as Exit 74A & 74B
		75.66	121.76	—	I‑81 north – Roanoke	Virginia state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

• 2007 Rand McNally Atlas

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

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